Appeals to Housing Appellate Tribunal.

§40

Summary

(1) Any person aggrieved by any direction or order or decision of the Competent Authority or the Housing Regulatory Authority may prefer an appeal to the Housing Appellate Tribunal. (2) Every appeal under sub-section (1) shall be preferred within a period of sixty days from the date on which a copy of the direction, order or decision made by the Competent Authority or by the Housing Regulatory Authority is received by the aggrieved person and it shall be in such form, and accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed : Provided that, the Housing Appellate Tribunal may entertain any appeal after the expiry of sixty days, if it is satisfied that there was sufficient cause for not filing it within that period. (3) On receipt of an appeal under sub-section (1), the Housing Appellate Tribunal may, after giving the parties a reasonable opportunity of being heard, pass such orders thereon as it thinks fit. (4) The Housing Appellate Tribunal shall send a copy of every order made by it to the parties and to the Housing Regulatory Authority. (5) The appeal preferred under sub-section (1) shall be dealt with by the Housing Appellate Tribunal as expeditiously as possible and endeavour shall be made by it to dispose of the appeal finally within ninety days from the date of receipt of appeal : Provided that, where any such appeal could not be disposed of within the said period of ninety days, the Housing Appellate Tribunal shall record its reasons, in writing, for not disposing of the appeal within the said period.

(1) Any person aggrieved by any direction or order or decision of the Competent Authority or the Housing Regulatory Authority may prefer an appeal to the Housing Appellate Tribunal. (2) Every appeal under sub-section (1) shall be preferred within a period of sixty days from the date on which a copy of the direction, order or decision made by the Competent Authority or by the Housing Regulatory Authority is received by the aggrieved person and it shall be in such form, and accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed : Provided that, the Housing Appellate Tribunal may entertain any appeal after the expiry of sixty days, if it is satisfied that there was sufficient cause for not filing it within that period. (3) On receipt of an appeal under sub-section (1), the Housing Appellate Tribunal may, after giving the parties a reasonable opportunity of being heard, pass such orders thereon as it thinks fit. (4) The Housing Appellate Tribunal shall send a copy of every order made by it to the parties and to the Housing Regulatory Authority. (5) The appeal preferred under sub-section (1) shall be dealt with by the Housing Appellate Tribunal as expeditiously as possible and endeavour shall be made by it to dispose of the appeal finally within ninety days from the date of receipt of appeal : Provided that, where any such appeal could not be disposed of within the said period of ninety days, the Housing Appellate Tribunal shall record its reasons, in writing, for not disposing of the appeal within the said period.

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